Saute 1 cup chopped celery and 1 large onion in 2 TBS of butter until soft.

Add a whole Chicken and fill with water to cover chicken. Boil 1 hour.

Remove chicken and let cool before removing meat from bones. Strain broth and return broth to pot. Add all 3 cans of tomatoes and the can of black beans. Add chili powder, cumin and Mexican oregano. Add chicken back to soup and boil 45 min.

My mother-in-law and Texas native replaces parsley in many recipes with cilantro. This to me seems very Texas like so, with inspiration from her I made a Texas version of tabbouleh — with quinoa ❤️
Cook 1 cup of quinoa. Once it cools mix in:

A cup of cherry tomatoes sliced (or more)

1 whole cucumber diced

A bunch of cilantro chopped

1 mashed and minced garlic bulb

Juice of a half lime

1/4 cup olive oil mixed in

Salt to taste.

Mix and eat with or without sliced avocado. Drizzle more olive oil on top and more lime juice if needed. (for intensity and moisture)